Dubai (United Arab Emirates) / Saint-Imier (Switzerland), January 11, 2016 – An exhilaration filled race took place on the 9th of January 2016, after which HH Sheikh Hamdan emerged as the winner of the 2016 HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup presented by Longines and hosted by the Dubai Equestrian Club at the Dubai International Endurance City.

For another consecutive year, Longines marked a successful turn as the Presenting Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official Watch of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup, which took place in Dubai on the 9th of January 2016. Featuring some of the top names from the world of endurance riding, participants competed over a distance of 160 km. This year, the Endurance Cup was won by HH Sheikh Hamdan who received a prestigious trophy, in addition to an elegant Longines timepiece.  Moreover, the total prize money for the winners of the Endurance Cup amounted to AED 14 million.

This year the official watch of the event was the Longines Master Collection. The Longines Master Collection brings together classical elegance and excellent quality, which never cease to delight those who appreciate exceptional timepieces. With a diameter of 40 mm, this 18-carat rose gold chronograph houses a self-winding mechanical chronograph movement. Its silvered stamped barleycorn dial and its handsome blued-steel hands make an elegantly contrasting background to the moonphase display. The case is mounted on a brown alligator leather strap.

Longines is a significant partner of endurance riding with the brand’s passion for equestrian sports dating back to 1878. Besides the renowned HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup presented by Longines since 2010, the Swiss watch brand is also the Title Partner of the Longines FEI World Endurance Championships, which take place this year. The discipline shares Longines’ values of elegance, precision, reliability and a perfect mastery of technique.